Minnesota

Among other things, they are not hiring good people. But they are being put on the streets with weeks, vs. years, of training.

And yes, I would like to be able to walk around and shop and do things at night (including waiting for my bus) without being assaulted, which I have been, by the way. I hear footsteps behind me everywhere now. Do you think woman should live under a virtual curfew?

The only cops I see in downtown Seattle are either helping people who have OD'd or occasionally riding by on bikes. Yes, I think that a well-paid and trained police force visible on the street would be an asset, and no, I am absolutely not defending the behavior we have seen from the monsters on the force.